The Labor enquirer., 1887-08-27
the SOCIAL LEAGUE. !
The Last Meeting Held in Meets
HaII...New Quarters
Tomorrow.
4 New Character Song by the Cheese.
wright Brothers Evokes
Applause.

ers.
Miss Mccarthy delivered the
opening address. Among other
good things that she said was this:
Socialism is a movement upon
scientific lines not only to abolish
poverty but vice and crime as well.
Don't think that because the gross
vices of ancient days are not Wis
ible now, that they don't exist.
They do. That they are now
dressed up in plug hats and but
ton-hole bouquets makes no diff
ference"
Little Bette Craig had recita-
ton concerning overproduction-
overproduction of fools and knaves
instead of food and clothes.
Mr.. Henry Cohen gave the fol-
lowing summary of the news of
the week."
Some farmers under the high
line ditch had dispute with the
company regarding the price of
water. The case was tried before
the county commissioners, who
decided that SI:75 per acre should
be the rate. In testifying one
witness said that land in Mont
clair was worth SI,Soo per acre
from the fact that the ditch was
built. 1t is safe to say that it is
not worth any more than that.
II. George has fired the Social
lists, saying that their views will
not stand an intelligent discussion
He was Immediately challenged to
meet them in joint debate, but he
refused on the fimsy pretext that
the convention would meet the
next week, and he could not talk
on the subject on that account. "A
man who pretends to tell the truth
should not be afraid to discuss it
at any time. Last Friday George
was nominated for secretary of
state. He will find his ranks con-
siderably thinned7when the returns
come in next election.
The Labor Club held a very in
teresting meeting last Thursday
evening. The lawyers were in
vited, but failed to attend. This
is not surprising; the honest law
yers could not come there because
they would be converted and that
would destroy their popularity.
The lawyers who have corpora
tion ring in their nose could not
come because their masters would
object. They cannot express their
honest thoughts. They are just as
dependent and slavish as the most
common laborer. ! can't see the
difference between a corporation
lawyer who sells his talents to a
monopoly by the year, and fights
their cases just or unjust, and a
woman who sells herself for
money. For what talent is to a
man, beauty is to a woman. The
only possible difference is that the
woman sometimes realizes the
depths to which she has fallen and
commits suicide, but the monopoly
lawyer is so dead to the feelings
of shame that he glories in his
own degradation.
The administration at Washing
ton are not in favor of sending
troops to quell the Indian disorder,
giving the following excuse:
The army is forbidden to be
used as a posse comitatus by act
of June rs. 1873, which declares
that 1T shall not be lawful to en-
ploy any ofthe army of the United
states as 4 posse comitatuS or
otherwise for the purpose of exc
cutting the laws. except in such
cases and under such circum-
stances as such employment of
force may be expressly authorized
by the constitution or act of con-
grcSs. \ violation of this law is
declared to be a misdemcanor pun
ishable by fine not exceeding
$4,000 and Imprisonment not ex-
eceding two years. or both"
When it was to remove settlers
from their homes in Dakota, mill
tary force was deemed necessary;
but when Indians are on the war
path, they are kept at home. The
next time we elect a president we
should elect man of brains and
principle and not a man of beef.
To-day is the five hundred and
cightieth anniversary of Swiss In
dependence. The Swiss citizens
OF Denver celebrated by a parade
and picnic. When the United
States shall be democracy such
as their country is, then we will
also have reason to celebrate.
Their form of government is a
good one to point to when any